GE Aerospace (GE) stock vs the S&P 500 and defense stocks
As of 12 October 2026, GE Aerospace (GE) is trailing both the S&P 500 and defense stocks as a group (ITA) over the past three months.
Where GE Aerospace stands now
As of 12 October 2026, GE Aerospace is behind the S&P 500 on every window Zensei tracks, from one month to one year. The market has preferred other stocks for some time.
Inside its group, GE is catching up: ahead of defense stocks (ITA) over the past month, still behind over three months. As a group, defense stocks are trailing the S&P 500 right now. Stock and group are both under pressure.
GE Aerospace is 20.7% of ITA, a weight large enough to drive the fund. It sits in 2 of the sector and theme funds Zensei tracks. The thing to watch is the past month: a turn against the market usually shows there first.
GE Aerospace competitors and peers
The largest other holdings of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), by weight in the fund, with their plain return over the past month.
Is GE Aerospace in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, GE Aerospace is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Industrials (XLI), holds it at 5.9% weight.
Every stock in one of the 11 S&P 500 sector funds is in the index. See Industrial Stocks (XLI)
GE Aerospace ETF: the funds that hold GE
2 funds that Zensei tracks hold GE. The main sector is the fund Zensei groups it with. The other funds follow by weight.
GE stock performance: 1-month, 3-month and 1-year vs the S&P 500
GE Aerospace and the S&P 500 (SPY) side by side, over each window Zensei tracks.
Prices as of · computed from daily adjusted closes · how we measure
GE against defense stocks, in depth
See the size of the gap between GE Aerospace and defense stocks (ITA) over every window, its momentum and its relative strength, and where it sits among defense stocks.
See the full analysisGE Aerospace stock: common questions
Who are GE Aerospace's competitors?
As of 12 October 2026, the largest other holdings of iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA) by weight are RTX (RTX), Boeing (BA), Howmet Aerospace Inc (HWM), Transdigm Group Inc (TDG), Lockheed Martin Corp (LMT). These are the stocks GE Aerospace sits next to among defense stocks.
Which ETFs hold GE Aerospace?
As of 12 October 2026, 2 funds that Zensei tracks hold GE. Zensei groups it with defense stocks in iShares U.S. Aerospace & Defense ETF (ITA), where its weight is 20.7%. It is also in Industrial Select Sector SPDR (XLI, 5.9%).
Is GE Aerospace in the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, GE Aerospace is in the S&P 500. Its sector fund, Industrials (XLI), holds it at 5.9% weight.
What sector is GE Aerospace in?
As of 12 October 2026, Zensei groups GE Aerospace with defense stocks (ITA, its primary fund). In the S&P 500, it is in the Industrials sector fund (XLI).
Is GE Aerospace stock beating the S&P 500?
As of 12 October 2026, GE Aerospace (GE) is down 4.5% over the past month. The S&P 500 is up 2.1% over the same month. Over three months, the stock is down 12.5% and the S&P 500 is up 4.1%.
Is GE Aerospace doing better than other defense stocks?
As of 12 October 2026, GE Aerospace (GE) is behind defense stocks as a group (ITA) over the past three months. Zensei Edge shows the size of the gap, its momentum and its relative strength.
Recent changes
- ·Beating defense stocks, trailing the market → trailing the market and defense stocks
- ·Trailing the market and defense stocks → beating defense stocks, trailing the market
- ·First tracked: trailing the market and defense stocks
Track GE Aerospace against defense stocks and the market
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